3 Types of Common Core Writing
GRADE K
Focus
Opinion
Use a combination of drawing,
dictating, and writing to
compose opinion pieces in which
they tell a reader the topic or the
name of the book they are
writing about and state an
opinion about the book or topic.
Use a combination of drawing,
dictating and writing to compose
informative/explanatory text in
which they name what they are
writing about and supply
relevant information about the
topic.
Use a combination of drawing,
dictating, and writing to narrate a
single event or several loosely
linked events, tell about the
events in order and provide a
reaction to what happened.
Informational
/Explanatory
Narrative
Organization
Support
Style
Grammar/Conventions
Capitalize the first word
in a sentence and the
pronoun “I”.
Recognize and name end
punctuation.
Write a letter or letters
for most consonant and
short-vowel sounds.
Spell simple words
phonetically, drawing on
knowledge of soundletter relationships.